Even the Mighty MUST Bend

 

This mighty guy I walked past twice a day since I got here - I said good morning and good afternoon each day.  He stood post outside the gate watching over us and gave me strength when hauling big wagons of trash to the dumpster.  Now the poor soul broken in the storm and his time at his post has come to an end.  He will bring warmth to a neighbor during the cold winter but I will miss him even thou we only knew each other for such a short time.  Fond Farewell....

How Low Can It Go?

Honest I was not drunk whe taking this shot - the tree is that bent over and must be taken down before it does a ton of damage to fence lines, animals or even me taking care of the sheep.  /Scary!

This tree is really leaning over that much - Yickes!!!

Wonder WHAT I have been up to for the past 48 hours???

We got hit with another storm this time it took out many trees which one took out the fence line, outdoor water lines and is just a big pain to now figure out how to get it to go away and start rebuilding fence lines and recreating water lines.  We had again no power for over 48 hours, no water pumps and tons of heat.  But this time I had the jugged water I purchased and we had a smooth process to go through with a camp stove, propane canisters and tons of skeining for me to do.  So now I go on the hunt to find a battery source for my portable DVD players and brighter camp lamp so I can see my work and some new books and music on CD.  Any suggestions?

Holly Crap Kitchen Bat

I had not even finished my final touches on the last posting when I hear Sheri tell me there is a BAT ON THE FLOOR.  I said "What"?  She repeats and I come out with PJ's on and no shoes.  I looked in the kitchen and there is a bat on the floor crawling to the fridge and before I could reach it there it went - under the fridge.  OH CRAP BATMAN,,,,,

So I tried with a metal yard stick to tickle the little furry out from under the fridge but all I managed to do was to get out all the horrible furry dirty and mouse dropping that has been lurking under the well used appliance... 

Now What???  It means now I sit and wait till the sweet thing feels safe to come out and yep kitchen towel and tongs are next to me while I watch another round of Cake Boss..  I am giggling because the show theme was their Halloween one and I fit right in - BATS AND ALL.  While waiting I have taken thin rugs and tucked them into the thin openings along the floor except for one spot so I can see it coming out.  My bigger problem is if it decided to climb up the wall and into the workings of the fridge.  NO NO GRACE - STOP THINKING...   I did tell Sheri to close her bedroom tonight and I closed all the other doors in the house.  We reall need to figure out where they are coming and or if they are already in the house and coming out somewhere.   This is a new problem on me - my Kitchen Bat was well trained and the Mink, Raccoons and Birds at my old house also seemed to understand they are guests not family..

Well maybe it is time to start watching BAT Movies - any good suggestions ?

Bat in my Bathroom

Now picture this because there was NO TIME to take pictures - Grace decided it was time to crawl into bed and see if I could start counting sheep.  As all do, I went into the powder room and as I was sitting there doing what one does I looked over and what did I see????  Yep, there was a bat hanging upside down from the tub spigot drinking.  Now I can say I would much rather see a bat in the tub then a SPIDER in the tub but still it does make it a tad bit hard to know what one should do next..  As I finished up I tried to think how to get the little guy without much fuss and also so it did not escape into the rest of the house so Shadow would not start freaking out again...

I grabbed the little square pan I use to soak my feet in and my hand towel. Waiting till I could decide the safest way I took one smooth motion to get the bat into the pan and then covered it with the towel.  Out the back door we went and I placed the whole thing on the deck and the took the tongs to remove the towel. Off it went.

So again the bat count grows with no knowledge of how they are getting in.  Here is the trick with the bathroom bat - I keep the door always closed so the dog can NEVER come in and drink out of the toilet or drop dog hair in there...   I also was taught to always close a bathroom door so that door is always closed.

Guess we have magical BATS !!!!!  Lucky Us....  Now I am wide awake - really universe I could use some rest...

Bat Are Us

Not sure if it is a new bat every night or the same one over and over but again last night Sheri had a bat in her bedroom.  Shadow (the dog) again went nuts but this time she put the "Grace's Tennis Racket Stun Approach" in to action and the little bat was removed unharmed out the door.  Since Sheri is the only one getting bite by all the bugs here I think she should make friends with the bats to help her out from the daily blood letting.  Shadow on the other hand - well let's just say he is a lost cause on being freaked out.  Heck if it was my Great Pry's they would leap in the air, snatch it out of the air and that would be that - not saying that is what Shadow should do but come on - get a grip - it is a tiny bat.....

So it remains to be seen if Sheri will have another bat tonight but Grace is bedroom bat free and plans to keep it that way.  How many bats do you keep in your bedroom??? 

4 out of 5 Sheep will eat out of my HAND

Yep, hate to admit it but I still have not won over one of the sheep here but it is because the others are so mean to him that when he tries they chase him away.  BAD SHEEPIES...

Yes it is still far from what I am use to but at least they have made it this far....  I even have Velvet letting me pet her and touching heads.  Remember it costs me more then her - she is not allergic to me - I however itch and have red bumps just from touching her but I need her to fell me and not big gloves. 

Progress and I will take it at any cost....